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    Xav de Matos posted a new article, Duke Nukem Forever expanded inventory update 'unlikely' for consoles.

    It appears that changes to Duke's arsenal in Duke Nukem Forever will only come to the PC version, as Gearbox has noted that a change on console seems "unlikely."
    Jul 29, 2011 1:15pm PDT
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    Xav de Matos posted a new article, Duke Nukem Forever expanded inventory update 'unlikely' for consoles.

    It appears that changes to Duke's arsenal in Duke Nukem Forever will only come to the PC version, as Gearbox has noted that a change on console seems "unlikely." : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      FAYLOR! : cupojavaThis person is cool!
      • I was wondering where he'd gone. I figured he was dead since I hadn't seem him around. : Memphis-Ahn
    • Loading time improvements also seem unlikely at this rate. : ghost in my shellThis person is cool!
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      It seems odd to me that a platform with standardized hardware would be more prone to "technical challenge... : Haxim
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        it's not actually that. standardized hardware works differently for each game, and this code is challengi... : dahanese
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          plus, you know, the team is working on updates for playstation 3 and xbox 360 : Chris Faylor
          • shenanigans, i say! : dahanese
    • Estimated number of people this will affect: 0 : rickThis person is cool!
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      Hahaha! They are backpeddling on that? And so late in the game? I bet George hates this decision! Obv... : Wheatloaf
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        there's no backpeddling - the 4 weapon increase is for the PC and always was for that. : dahanese
        • and for single player only. : dahanese
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          I think he means backpeddling on the decision to only allow 2 weapons period. Not in reference to any spe... : Haxim
          • ding ding ding : JohnnyRey
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            it's much more of a "the team listened and did was what realistically possible" situation because that's ... : dahanese
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              Oh I'm with you on that. It doesn't really make sense to complain about devs "backpeddling" when they're ... : Haxim
              • I don't buy it because so many people complained about it before the game even released. (See numerous sh... : lcizzle
            • Haters gonna bait : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
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              Did you see how staunchly George defended the two weapon limit? And now it's getting changed because it ... : Wheatloaf
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                this was a dev team decision. i'm not really sure what else you are looking for here. this is a good thin... : dahanese
                • No you did what we wanted you JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERKS. God. Why did you do that??? >:( : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
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                  this isnt usually how balance and design is supposed to happen. the original decision was retarded and i'... : HoaxThis person is cool!
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                    if that's how you feel, that's a-okay by me. i know there are a bunch of people happy with the fact they ... : dahanese
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                      i don't think the concern here was you feeling good or tolerating my post but rather that in most games t... : HoaxThis person is cool!
                      • I do know what you are saying. My nephew was playing serious sam and I put it on Easy for him. His heal... : handofthrawnThis person is cool!
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                But is he even involved in, let alone pivotal to this decision? : Marrbe
                • I get the sense that having a two weapon limit is something that originated with George, and has probably... : Wheatloaf
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                it may be notable that george doesn't work for the dev team that made this change. from all indications,... : electrolyThis person is cool!
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                  This seems like the most likely scenario. : The Grolar Bear
                  • Ultimately it doesn't really matter how many weapons they allow you to carry in DNF, the gameplay is stru... : The Grolar Bear
                • If it's just PC, and they didn't care to mess with it for those reasons, why not do Duke right in the end... : pyideThis person is cool!
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        This is why you don't get nice things. Seriously, you ASK for them to add something, and when they do,... : jason bergmanThis person is cool!
        • A sense of vindication is a powerful thing, apparently. See?! I TOLD YOU!!! I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRON : Dave-A
        • people were asking for it when the game was new / not out yet :( Obviously it is nice to have now, and g... : MamiyaOtaru
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          isnt it wilfully ignorant or plain disingenuous to pull the indignant "oh noes you ungrateful" bitches ca... : HoaxThis person is cool!
          • I would actually have more respect if they stuck to what they said. 2 guns, levels are designed around i... : lcizzle
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          haha such a cop out. The people that asked for this asked for it months ago before it went gold and befo... : lcizzle
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            Okay, but people asked for it, and now you're getting it. Would you be happier if they ignored you? What ... : jason bergmanThis person is cool!
            • could you please stop misrepresenting the argument people are making. "What you're saying is that you don... : HoaxThis person is cool!
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            FYI, Jason used to be the publisher-side producer for Duke Nukem Forever (until around 2008 or 2009, IIRC... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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              FYI I know exactly who he is and what he's done. He's an awesome dude, but right now he's just talking s... : lcizzle
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                You apparently don't know him well, because talking shit is pretty common for him. He once called Shackn... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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                  I've followed him from Blue's to Loony's to Shacknews. Doesn't make what he's saying right now less stup... : lcizzle
                  • The same change of attitude you're talking about also happened to Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and pretty so... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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          Shack has been overrun by a bunch of whiny bitches lately :/ : dognoseThis person is cool!
          • its more a problem of fanboys and industry people alienating reviewers and regular shackers witch claims : HoaxThis person is cool!
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            sorry :( : GloriousCowThis person is cool!
            • Not you >:( : dognoseThis person is cool!
          • dognose, i agree! Ever since the redesign people have a bunch of Sensitive Sallys and Negative Nancys. : Dschinghis Khan
        • What the goddamn fuck is this post and subthread? Please link me to where I fucking complained. I am am... : Wheatloaf
    • PC4LYFE : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
    • Wait a minute, someone's mature enough to have a PC and immature enough to have DNF? No, there's too b... : DaCommando332
    • Fail0r. Game needed another year or so of development imo. : phreakshowThis person is cool!
    • Hopefully this will eventually lead to a mod where Duke's back to carrying every weapon possible. : Sideways BobThis person is cool!
    • Silly idea: Hold down Y to reveal a D-pad submenu to access weapon slots 3 and 4. Otherwise, momentarily... : the archvileThis person is cool!
    • I really admire them for actually responding to their customer base and making the changes that they prob... : razorchicken
    • Duke who? : cell9song
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      • ^^ This is way better news than 2 extra weapons. : lcizzle